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Stream Fatigue: Why Netflix and Its Peers Keep Missing the Black Opportunity
As the streaming giants face creative stagnation and market saturation, their lack of meaningful Black investment may be costing them more than just culture—it may be costing them long-term growth.
Why Private Equity Is Buying Accounting Firms — And Why Black America Can’t Miss This Wave
Private equity has quietly turned accounting into its next cash cow. But as Wall Street consolidates, what happens to Black-owned firms — and how can our community flip the trend into ownership?
From Borrowers to Bankers: Why Black Investors Must Claim the Private Credit Boom Now
A $1.7 trillion market is minting wealth for Wall Street insiders. Without action, Black investors risk missing yet another generational opportunity.
Owning the Future of Power: Why Black Investors Can’t Sleep on Nuclear Energy
AI is fueling America’s energy boom, and nuclear power is set to dominate. Black investors have a rare chance to claim ownership before the rest of the market catches on. Missing this moment could mean paying for the future rather than profiting from it.
Tuning In to Black Opportunity: Digital Radio’s Next Wave
Apple’s TuneIn deal opens a new lane for digital radio. Can Black creators turn curation into wealth? This is bigger than music—it’s about ownership, reach, and rewriting the economics of cultural influence. Will the Black community listen, or lead the airwaves?
Admissions Without Excuses: Building Our Own Pathways to Higher Education
With affirmative action dismantled, the fight for higher education equity enters a new phase. Black parents, students, and HBCUs must take bold steps — from early test prep to celebrating our own graduate programs — to ensure opportunity isn’t denied but redefined. The path forward is ownership, not excuses.
Leveling Up: How the WNBA Can Expand Beyond the Court
The WNBA is rising, but growth takes more than momentum. From luxury collabs and global sponsors to streaming platforms and grassroots pipelines, the league has a chance to expand its reach and revenues. The next play isn’t just on the court—it’s in culture, commerce, and strategy.
Fantasy Sports, Real Money: The Black Community’s Untapped Gaming Market
Fantasy sports and betting rake in billions every year, but Black ownership is nowhere to be found. From barbershop debates to HBCU gamedays, our culture fuels the energy — yet the profits flow elsewhere. The time has come to flip the script and build platforms powered by us.
Olympic Dreams, Black Gaps: Where Are Our Athletes in Global Sports?
Black athletes light up the track and the court, but in swimming, fencing, and gymnastics, the spotlight is nearly empty. The real barrier isn’t talent — it’s access, cost, and investment. Paris 2024 showed the gaps, but 2032 could tell a different story if we build the pipeline now.
Owning the Court: How the Black Community Can Build Power in Tennis
The US Open isn’t just a tournament — it’s a global business showcase. Yet, when we look at the Black community’s footprint in tennis, the gap is clear: outside of legendary players like Serena and Venus Williams, and a handful of rising stars, the ecosystem is still largely still in need of improvement and advancement.
Two Tiers, One Hall: Rethinking the Way We Honor Sports Legends
The Hall of Fame celebrates greatness, but not all greatness is equal. It’s time to separate the transcendent icons from the great players who thrived in the right context. A two-tier system would protect the legacy of Jordan, LeBron, Rice, and Brady while still honoring those who were great — just not iconic.
The Hidden Cost of Banning Race-Conscious Admissions: Blocking Future Leaders
The Supreme Court framed its ruling as a question of fairness in undergraduate admissions. But the real stakes lie in graduate education — the gateway to America’s most powerful boardrooms and institutions. This wasn’t about test scores. It was about stopping minority pipelines to power.
From Locker Rooms to Boardrooms: Why Black Athletes Need Their Own Wall Street Mafia
Lacrosse engineered a finance pipeline. Now it’s time for Black athletes in football and basketball to build their own—through the Black Gridiron & Hardwood Network.
Investing in the Battlefield Economy: Black Tech’s Hidden Opportunity
The battlefield economy is opening its doors to fresh innovation. Black-owned tech firms and forward-looking investors have a chance to capture billions in defense opportunities.
What a Trade Deal in D.C. Means for Our Paychecks, Prices, and Power
Trade rules don’t live in Washington—they live in our jobs, our grocery carts, and our car payments. The USMCA review could raise the cost of living or protect our future prosperity, depending on how we fight for equity at the table.
Quantum at the Crossroads: DARPA, New Mexico, and the Future of Black Wealth
A $120M DARPA–New Mexico deal marks a turning point in America’s quantum race. Here’s why the Black community must move from spectators to stakeholders.
Blueprints for Black Finance: What We Can Learn from the Korea Finance Society
The Korea Finance Society helped Koreans break into banking and investing at scale. A Black finance society could do the same—shaping not just careers, but who allocates capital.
Sole Power: How Black Communities Can Profit From the Sneaker Boom
Sneakers are a $90 billion industry built on Black creativity, but corporate consolidation keeps most of the profits locked away. It’s time for communities to turn culture into capital through ownership, innovation, and investment.
Wiring the Future: Inside the Anglo–Teck $53B Copper Deal
Anglo and Teck’s $53 billion copper merger is more than mining—it’s a signal of where the future economy is headed. From EVs to AI, copper is the wire connecting industries where Black investors and builders can gain ground.
Robinhood’s Social Network Could Be the Black Community’s Financial Cheat Code
Robinhood is launching a built-in social network where every post is tied to a verified trade. This shift could redefine social investing—and for the Black community, it presents a chance to transform transparency into generational wealth.
Chips Ain’t Just for Trade Wars: The Real Opportunity Is Training Black Youth to Build the Future
While the U.S. government obsesses over tariffs and trade deals to secure its semiconductor future, an urgent question looms for Black America: Who’s training our children to actually make the chips that power tomorrow’s world?
The Real Power Conference: How Flagship Universities Quietly Run the Statehouse — and How HBCUs Can Break In
What happens when the team that wins championships also writes the laws? A quiet power shift — and an opportunity for HBCUs to claim their seat.
The NBA’s Blind Spot: Why HBCUs Are Sitting on Untapped Basketball Gold
HBCUs have the kind of raw, electrifying basketball talent that made the NBA great—yet scouts keep looking overseas. Here’s why that needs to change.
Experience Matters: How Executive & Civic Experience Can Lead to Better City Leadership
Too often, our communities mistake passion for preparation. This piece explores why experience in government, planning, and executive leadership matters when shaping the cities we call home.
Everybody’s Screaming About School Choice—But What If It’s a Cheat Code?
We’ve been conditioned to see school choice as betrayal. But with the right game plan, it could be one of the smartest moves Black families make—for ownership, access, and generational legacy.
The Corporate Lobbying Footprint in Black Cities: Who’s Really Calling the Shots?
Billions in lobbying dollars flow through majority-Black cities every year. The deals get signed. The skyline changes. But without community leverage, the benefits rarely land where they’re needed most.
From Taxpayer to Shareholder: How Black Communities Can Profit From the Projects They Fund
Black neighborhoods help fund billions in public projects each year—but rarely share in the returns. Here’s how to flip the script and make municipal bonds a direct wealth-building tool.
The Cost of Consolidation: Why Everything Feels So Expensive
Inflation. Quantitative easing. Interest rates. These are the terms that dominate headlines whenever the conversation turns to the rising cost of living. But what if the story runs deeper than central banks and monetary policy?